Man charged in stabbing

According to police, a man has been charged following a report of a stabbing at a sports bar in Jacksonville.

Updated at 4:53 p.m.

A Florida man has been taken into custody after police say he slashed a fellow sports bar patron with a box cutter.

William Kennemore, 22, of Brooksville, Fla., was arrested Thursday night by the Jacksonville police department and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury after he allegedly cut Stanley Adair with the box cutter following a fight.

“The investigation revealed that the suspect and victim were at the Scores Sports Bar at the hotel and had an altercation in which the victim was cut,” said spokeswoman Beth Purcell.

Jacksonville police responded to the sports bar, located outside the Days Inn at 505 N. Marine Blvd., around 11 p.m. Thursday night. Officers found an injured Adair on the stairway of the hotel, according to information from the Jacksonville Police Department. After receiving first aid from the responding officers, Adair was taken to Onslow Memorial Hospital for treatment of his non life-threatening injuries, according to Purcell.

Kennemore had fled the area on foot and officers say they saw him running behind the nearby Dunkin’ Donuts. Police say he scaled a fence and was found hiding under a vehicle at the Jacksonville 4x4 Auto and Truck Repair business on Marine Boulevard.

“He was taken into custody without further incident,” Purcell said.

Kennemore’s bond was set at $100,000.

The incident remains under investigation.

According to police, a man has been charged following a report of a stabbing at a sports bar in Jacksonville.

At about 11:15 p.m. Thursday, Jacksonville police responded to a report of a stabbing at the Days Inn, located at 505 N. Marine Blvd.

The alleged victim was found on the stairway of the hotel and was provided first aid by the first officers at the scene, according to information from the Jacksonville Department of Public Safety. The person, who has not been identified, was transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

"The investigation revealed that the suspect and victim were at the Scores Sports Bar at the hotel and had an altercation in which the victim was cut," said spokeswoman Beth Purcell.

Suspect William Kennemore, 22, of Brooksville, Fla., fled the hotel on foot and officers saw him running behind Dunkin Donuts. Police say he scaled a fence and was found hiding under a vehicle at the Jacksonville 4x4 on Marine Boulevard.

"He was taken into custody without further incident," Purcell said.

Kennemore was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. Bond was set at $100,000.